Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Decatur.

Our newspaper information for Decatur is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Decatur. In addition, the list contains another 16 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Decatur. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Decatur.

Newspapers Published In Decatur ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Decatur area:

The Newton County News (from 1931)
- Years of publication: 1931 to 1940
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Newton County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065054
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15079027

Newspapers Neighboring Decatur ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Decatur.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Decatur.

Published In Newton ...
- Newton Free Press (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Newton Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065454
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16102824
- Newton Weekly Ledger (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1875
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Newton Weekly Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034455
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12873264
- The Newton Dispatch (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Newton Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065453
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16102857
- The Newton Record (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Newton Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84020128
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10366433
- The Newton Report (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Newton Report
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065455
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16102791
Published In Hickory ...
- The Newton County Index (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1900
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Newton County Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065185
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15253835
- The Reporter-Index (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reporter-Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15253812
Published In Forest [Scott County] ...
- Scott County Register (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scott County Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065309
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15674315
- Scott County Times (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scott County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065097
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15103981
- The Forest Register (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1868
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Forest Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065094
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15123437
- The Forest Weekly Register (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1896
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Forest Weekly Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034371
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12742250
- The Ku-Klux (from 1871)
  - Published during 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ku-Klux
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065095
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15112279
- The News Register (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065096
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15130067
Published In Philadelphia [Neshoba County] ...
- Choctaw Community News (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Choctaw Community News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86016420
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 3974836
- The Neshoba Democrat (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Neshoba Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065535
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16258277
- The Philadelphia Chronicle (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Philadelphia Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065545
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16258348

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Decatur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.